Okay, so this is the start of my second fanfic, once again about Bella and Edward. This story has nothing to do with Once Upon A Twilight, my first fanfic.
Summary: We've all heard it before. Bella breaks up with Edward because he doesn't change her. She finds someone else, they fall in love, blah blah blah. Then in the end, they get back together and true love finds a way. But what if this time, it doesn't? Can Edward and Bella rely on destiny, if not true love, to bring then back together?
Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight or the characters. However Sam, Ryan and Brooke are mine.
Love is like war, easy to start, hard to end, impossible to forget
Prologue
Bella's POV
Everyday is like a silent war with Edward. A glaring match. I hate it being like this, but if that is how he wants to play then that's how we'll play. Even though in these stupid little games I always lose. Because I can barely even look at him.
Coward
So many words left unspoken, promises left undone. He loves me, and I know it. He knows I know it. Maybe that's what's upsetting him the most; that I'm not responding or acknowledging the fact. How can I? He might reject me if I try to talk to him.
Coward
Or he might make fun of me in front of everyone, or laugh in my face. Or something worse. I don't know what, but I'm sure there is something worse that he could do to humiliate me.
Coward
I couldn't believe it. It had only been a day since Edward and I broke up, and already Mike was all over me. Twice he had tried to grab my butt. The guy just didn't know when to quit.
"But you're broken up"! Mike protested for the third time. He studied my face without trying to look obvious. He failed miserably. "Do you still love him"? What a jerk. "Please just leave me alone", I said with forced calmness.
"You still love him", Mike concluded. I glared at him. "Just get lost Mike"! I screamed, and threw the magazine I was holding at him. He seemed genuinely shocked. I could've laughed at his expression. And that's when it happened.
"Is this guy bugging you"? Came an unfamiliar voice. It was sweet, sexy, with a firm edge to it. I was surprised how much I love whoever that was just then.
"Who the hell are you"? Mike demanded. "Why the hell do you care"? The voice was calm, making his words sound more like a statement than a question. "Because your interrupting a private conversation", Mike snapped. "Well then, I'll tell you who I am if you tell who you are", the voice reasoned.
Mike hesitated. "I'm Bella's boyfriend", he announced. I could have kicked his butt so hard it would have made his nose bleed just then. But I restrained from hurting him. Physically anyway.
"Wannabe boyfriend", I mumbled under my breath. Just loud enough for Mike and whoever was behind me to hear. Mike glared at the person behind me and stalked off. Thoughtlessly I whipped around and hugged whoever the person was behind me.
Then I realised what I had done and pulled back quickly and shyly. "That was a pleasant reward", the voice chuckled. More than just a voice now. Bright blue eyes, shinning with amusement, and golden hair, surfer style. The boy had flawless, lightly tanned skin and a slightly muscled build.
In a strange, twisted way he reminded me of Edward. He was like…a human Edward. So it was physically possible for someone to be that gorgeous and human. I felt a pang as I thought of Edward. It quickly passed. "I'm Ryan, by the way", the boy smiled. "No, you're my knight in shinning amour", I muttered.
I don't know where the strange burst of confidence came from. It was so not me. I guess I had gotten confidence after standing up to Edward once and for all. I had changed a lot since that.
Ryan laughed. "So who was that guy"? He asked. I groaned. "Mike Newton", I shook my head. "What school"? Ryan frowned. I was surprised. "Forks High", I said. Now it was his turn to groan. "I'm starting at that school after break is over", he explained.
"Where did you come from"? I asked, my curiosity taking control over me. "Phoenix actually", Ryan said. "Really? I moved here a little while ago to live with my dad. I used to live in Phoenix with my mum", I said. Oh, great. Now I was explaining myself to a total stranger.
A very hot stranger
It was better than Mike, anyway. "Ryan, if you are off hitting on girls again I will strangle you. What poor victim have you sucked in this time"? Have a girl's teasing voice. A tall blonde girl who looked a lot like Ryan appeared. "Excuse my mentally deficient brother", she apologised.
I laughed. "He is my twin brother, actually", the girl confessed. "I'm the smart one", she added. "I'm Bella", I held out my hand. The girl shook it. "I'm Sam". We made small talk for a few more minutes.
"So, you're starting at Forks High"? I inquired. Sam nodded. "Yeah, I guess Ryan had pretty much filled you in on everything", she shot Ryan a look. He stared back innocently.
Ever since then the two of them have been my greatest friends.